Manual Transmissions ??
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 59
Likes: 0
From: Moneta, VA
Manual Transmissions ??
Just wondering how many out there are unhappy about not being able to get a Manual Transmission anymore in a new truck. I'm not even sure what the last year of a Manual was offered, but was surprised to learn that a short while back.
I've been shifting gears for 44 years straight now and have to have a Clutch in everything I drive, lol.
But as much as I hate to see it, it's OK with me as I can't afford a newer one anyway.
I'm still driving the old ones.
Bill
I've been shifting gears for 44 years straight now and have to have a Clutch in everything I drive, lol.
But as much as I hate to see it, it's OK with me as I can't afford a newer one anyway.
I'm still driving the old ones.
Bill
Laughing Gas
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,229
Likes: 1
I grew up on a manual-only family. Never even drove an automatic until I met my wife. But now that I've owned several vehicles with good automatics, I don't think I'd go back. It's one less thing to worry about, especially when handing the wife the keys. And it's a lot nicer driving an automatic in city traffic.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,522
Likes: 5
From: Las Vegas
I still have a manual in my truck. As somebody who looks at the newer trucks a lot in hopes of buying one once they're 5 or 6 years old, I was pretty miffed when Ford 86'ed the manual...especially after all the flack I gave my Chevy friends because GM had done the same in 06.
But I think i'm over it. Sometimes it's nice to be able to just accelerate smoothly and quickly.
But I think i'm over it. Sometimes it's nice to be able to just accelerate smoothly and quickly.
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 59
Likes: 0
From: Moneta, VA
Still love to shift though. I'm nearing retirement age and wouldn't have it any other way.
But I know I'm in the minority though, lol.
Bill
i ain't rite
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 65,481
Likes: 5,542
From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
i rowed a quad box for years, that is what i learned to drive on at 13 years old. my current ride is an eaton fuller 8LL. same trans is in the other two trucks. the low boy has an 18 speed.
i cant wait till we buy a few big trucks with automatics..
if i am still around by then..
i cant wait till we buy a few big trucks with automatics..
if i am still around by then..
Trending Topics
Cross-Country
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 50
Likes: 6
From: Grenora ND
what are you talking about, I have a truck I bought new in Nov 2012 with a manual transmission..
here's the engine/transmission/transfer case setup in it..
here's the engine/transmission/transfer case setup in it..
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 20,357
Likes: 813
From: Mi'kma'ki
lol.congrats on your new ram truck dundonrl,but this here is the ford forum.
i used to drive manual trans trucks.it's ok for bit,but when driving rural and so much,when you can shift several hundred times per day,enough is enough ya know.the auto's are nice.since i switched,i'd never buy a manual trans....anything again.don't miss it.
i used to drive manual trans trucks.it's ok for bit,but when driving rural and so much,when you can shift several hundred times per day,enough is enough ya know.the auto's are nice.since i switched,i'd never buy a manual trans....anything again.don't miss it.
Cross-Country
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 50
Likes: 6
From: Grenora ND
well, the OP was asking about manual transmissions in new pickups.. didn't say that it had to be a Ford (yes I have one of them as well, a 92 F150 300" six with manual transmission)
i ain't rite
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 65,481
Likes: 5,542
From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
they did, but last i heard they were doing away with them for either the 2014 or 2015 trucks too.
it is all about the emissions rulings. with a manual trans, the computer can not control shift points, reducing the emissions output at high rpm's
it is all about the emissions rulings. with a manual trans, the computer can not control shift points, reducing the emissions output at high rpm's
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 59
Likes: 0
From: Moneta, VA
I've even got to buy a new Weed Trimmer every other year or so because the government won't let us adjust the carburators anymore.
...what will be next ?
Bill
Laughing Gas
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,229
Likes: 1
Buy an adjustable carb and retrofit it? Can't be that hard to do. Or cannibalize one from a chainsaw.
